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i appreciate the fact that this forum is open to entreprenuers who want to show their resin products. its hard to get word out on good new products and i hope this place can serve as a forum to do that. i wish others would show their wares as well. maybe there can be a section to do just that? i mean if theres a new kit review section i dont really see the difference.

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I may have it ready for NNL East. I am not sure. I just ordered the photo-etch. The pattern is ready but I must make molds, do up instructions and box art etc. I will at least have the pattern or castings on display. Price isn't set yet. Probably just shy of a bill. :shock: Thanks for asking.

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Actually, Zeb, this one was. It was done for CMA in the early 90s. I did the patterns, castings and first builds for Marshall Buck. He handled production. I think he said about 50 cars were sold. It was my finest hour, likely not to be repeated. Ah, memories!

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Ya! I knew that, Dave! Can you explain 1/14th?? I know the answer but want to test you! Actually the 1/25 was back in the pantograph days and the patterns were 1/10 because the drawings that Detroit sent to the model companies were in 1/10. They set the pantograph to reduce by 2 1/2 to 1 which of course ends up being 1/25. Of course today everything is digital and they don't even need patterns unless you are doing historical re-enactments like us sorry resin casters.

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It all started with the Rio 1/14th Atlantic to celebrate their 100th model which was a 1/43rd Atlantic. They make their patterns in 1/14th so they can pantagraph down 3-1 to get 1/43 (all rounded off). Weird, Huh! Some of the other Eye-talians started to chime in in the same scale. I have no idea how 1/28th(Japanese) or 1/22(Togi Alfa kits from Italy) or all the other weird scales started. My brain is full :shock: and it is full of mostly useless stuff. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. I bet Art Anderson knows though !